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UNTTED STATES PATnNT FFICE.

OSCAR D. ll'IOCLELLAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE SANITARY AND FERTILIZER COMPANY OF THE UNITED STATES, OF SAME PLACE.

FECULENT-MATTER RECEIVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,709, dated April 16, 1889. Application filed December 26, 1888. Serial No. 294,713. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom- 51' may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR D. MCOLELLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Foculent-Matter Receivers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to that form of feculent-matter receivers shown, described, and claimed in another application for United States Letters Patent filed by me on the 14th day of November, 1888, Serial No. 290,778; and it has for its objects simplicity of con- 15 struction and arrangement of parts, the nature or kind of compounds used for deodorizing and preventing the escape of the volatile salts contained in the liquid and solid matters and for decomposing their organic zo'ingredients, the use of precipitants for precipitating or concentrating the organic matter in the liquids before and as they are filtered, and an arrangement of filtering-beds to sub ject the liquids to the act-ion of the filtering material for an increased length of time,

whereby the results to be derived from the employment of the receivers are obtained in a more thorough and efficient manner, and

the same are made more commercially a"ail o able for use.

My invention accordingly consists of the combinations, constructions, and arrange ments of parts, as more particularly described in the specification and pointed out in the 3 5 claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of a feculentmatterreceiver embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a front end elevation. Fig. 3 is a 40 longitudinal section, partly in elevation; and Fig. 4 is a detail section on. line 1 1, Fig. 3.

A represents the outside box or casing of the receiver, having a top, a, provided with a seat-opening, a, a transversely-1ocated slot or passage-way, a back of the seat-opening, and a seat-lid, a hinged to top a, as indicated at a WVithin casing A is a sheet-metal or other suitable box or casing, B, suitably constructed, so as to be preferably non-oxidizable, and

above the bottom of which are located hori- 5o zontally-arranged partitions O 0 C of which any desired number may be used, and are preferably reversely inclined to one another,

as indicated more plainly in Fig. 3,to provide a number of lower chambers, D D D of comparatively narrow depth, and a large upper chamber contiguous to the seat-opening a.

The partitions O, O, and C may be held in position within casing Bin any suitable manner; but to provide an economical support therefor, so that they can readily be removed from casing 13, I have shown said partitions having depending side flanges, (2, (see more plainly Fig. 4,) the flanges c of the lowest partition, 0 resting on the'bottom b of casing B, and the flanges of the each succeeding partitions above resting on the partition below thesame. The large upper chamber is divided by a removable transverse partition, E, into front and rear chambers, D and D respectively. v

The chamber D has at its front end a vertically-inclined perforated or wire partition, E, to further divide said chamber and provide a smaller chamber, D in front of the same.

In partition 0, at any suitable part thereof serving as the floor or bottom for chamberD, is a depending pocket or boX, G, having perforated sides and bottom and a perforated removable cap or cover, g, and for chamber D a corresponding pocket, G is made in partition C. The partitions O and G at their lower parts and at opposite ends, are also provided with corresponding pockets, G G so that communication from chamber D is by way of pocket G- to chamber D thence by way of pocket G in partition 0 to chamber D, and by way of pocket G in partition C to chamber I). The chambers D and D have a corresponding communication by way of pocket G and chambers D D and pockets G G respectively, with chamber D. The chamber D is the outlet-chamber, and may be provided with a stop-cock, f, as indicated in full lines, Figs. 1. and 3; or said cock may connect with a service-pipe, as indicated in dotted lines y, Fig. 1, for connection with a sewer or other drain, as fully described in said named application. In the pockets G G G G is placed alum or other suitable material or compound having precipitant properties, and in chambers D and D is placed pulverized slag, coke, coal-dust, sawdust, or equivalent materials, either single or suitably combined, and these chambers 'D D are the filtering-chambers for the urine or liquid feculent matter.

The rear of the casing A, or, if desired, any other suitable side or end of the same, is composed of a hinged side or end, 0. for the purpose of admitting of easy insertion of the casing B and its contents into casing A, and for removal therefrom, for purposes set forth in said above-named application, a suitable opening,c being provided in said door end or side a for the cock f or its pipe-connection with chamber D.

At the rear end of the casing A, above the same and inclosing the slot or passage-way a is a receptacle or magazine, H, having a hinged or removable lid, 72, an inclined bottom, h, which extends through slot or passage-way a into the rear part of chamber D The magazine II is divided by a curved or other suitably-configured partition, if, into upper and lower chambers, h h, respectively. The partition h does not extend to the incline h, there being a space or passage-way, h, between said partition and incline, to permit communication between chambers 7Z3 ht The chamber h is filled with a supply of deodor-- izing, absorbing, and organic decomposing compound, as hereinafter described, and in chamber h are located the devices for ejecting charges of said compound into chamber D upon the human dejecta or feculent matter deposited therein, said chamber h communicating, byway of slot or passage-way a with chamber D I The ejecting devices consist of a semicircular or segmental shaped and transversely located receptacle,charging-chamber,orvalve,I,which extends across the chamber h the length of the opening or passage-way a at the bottom of said chamber. Said valve I is pivoted at 2' to the sides of the magazine or receptacle II in any suitable manner, so that when tilted in either of the positions shown in full and dotted lines, Fig. 3, one or the other of its edges, 1; contact with the incline h of receptacle H. At the edge 1" of valveI is an outward-curved flange, i conforming to the curve of the partition h and serving as a gate to close opening h when the valve I is in position indicated in full lines, Fig. 3. At the opposite side of the valve 1, and at or near its center, is a wide recess, '6 for the reception of a pin or lug, (H, on a bracket, a attached to the seat-lid a so that when the latter is raised or lowered the lug or pin a is moved through recess 2' on valve I, to respectively strike against either the sides 2' or i of said recess '6 to tilt the Valve I in either of the positions indicated by dotted or full lines in Fig. 3, to admit of a charge of the compound in valve 71 entering the valve I' and being ejected into chamber D as hereinafter more fully set forth.

The compound placed in chamber h of receptacle H consists of suitable proportions of sulphate of magnesia, sulphate of lime, and slag or coke, coal-dust, or equivalent material. One proportion which I have found to be suitable is one-half pound of sulphate of lime, one-half pound of sulphate of magnesia, and twenty-four pounds of the pulverized slag, coke, or coal-dust.

On each side of the receptacle H, and attached thereto, or otherwise suitably located, are receptacles K K, having, preferably, i11- clined faces 7a,,of the form usually employed for urinals, and are provided with hinged caps or covers and have an outlet-pipe, 10 leading into chamber D of the receiver A.

A receiver, A, so made and attached to a drain-pipe, or separated therefrom, as desired, is used as follows: A suitable charge of the compound being inserted in chambers D D, and a charge of alum or other suitable precipitant being placed in the pockets G G G G in partitions O 0 C and a charge of compound placed in chamber h of receptacle H, and the seat-lid a being closed or down, the edge 2' of valve I is away from and its edge t" is in contact with the incline h of receptacle H, as indicated in full lines, Fig. 3, and communication is closed between chamber 77. and valve I in receptacle H, so that no part or charge of the compound in said chamber 71 can pass through opening 72 into valve I. As soon as the seat-lid a is raised for use the act of raising the lid and when almost raised causes the lug or pin a on bracket a secured to the lid, to strike the side 1' of the recess 2' in chamber I, to tilt or move the latter to the position indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 3, so that its edge 1' contacts with the incline h and its edge 2" is away from the same, opening communication between said valve I and chamber lbs of receptacle H, to admit of a charge of the compound in chamber 71 passing by gravity into valve I, which charge is held in the latter by reason of its edge 1' contacting with the incline 72 After using the receiver and the human dejecta is deposited in chamber D the seat-lid is lowered, and when nearly closed the lug a on bracket a on lid a strikes the side i of the recess '5 in valve I to reversely tilt or move it to the position indicated in full lines, Fig. 3, as above described, closing communication between chamber 77. and valve I and opening the latter to chamber D in the receiver. The charge in valve I then passes down the incline h through slot or passage-way a and distributes itself over and falls upon the dej ecta in chamber D to deodorize and absorb the odors therefrom, and also to absorb and decompose the volatile salts and the organic matter contained in the solids of the dejecta, as well as a portion of the volatile salts in the liquids accompanying the same. Any liquid portions of the latter or urinal matter deposited in chamber D passes out of the latter through the perforated partition E into chamber D and thence to the pocket G, containing the alum or precipitant material. The acid and other constituents of the alum combine with thesoluble salts of sulphates and chlorides of the liquids as well as the other ingredients thereof to make them insoluble, and thus c011- centrate or precipitate the organic or coloring matter in said liquids, so that as the liquid with such matter travels through the inclined chamber D such organic or coloring matter is more readily absorbed by the filtering compound in said chamber. After passing or filtering through the latter, it passes into the succeeding alum-pocket G2 in partition 0, to have any remaining organic matter further concentrated or precipitated to be more readily absorbed by the filtering compound inchamber D, through which said liquid passes to the succeeding alum-pocket G for further precipitation or concentration as it emerges into the outlet-chamber D.

If desired, a layer of alum or like material may be placed upon the bottom of the chamber D, for purposes above described, so that the liquid in chamber D, when ready to be drawn off therefrom or allowed to escape to the drain-pipe, is pure or inodorous and in.- organic. Theliquid matter deposited in chamber D is therefore separated from. the solids therein and finds its way from chamber D through the successive filtering chambers and alum-pockets, and to facilitate the passage of such liquid through the filterin g-chambers, as well as to provide a large area orbody of filterin g medium for effectually accomplishing such filtration, the chambers D D or their partitions C O (l are reversely inclined.

One of the receptacles K K is employed to pass into chamber D the accumulations of urinal in households overnight, or otherwise, or for urinal purposes, so that the same will not come in contact with the solids in cham ber D and the other is preferably used for wash-slops or like liquids which are usually thrown into s1op-jars and emptied into the water-closets, both of which liquids pass from the receptacles K K into the chamberD, and from thence through the pocket G to the filterin g-chambers and succeeding pockets G2 G as above described for the liquid matter separated from the solids in chamber D If desired, instead of chamber Dbeing one apartm cut, it may be divided into two, and each having a common astringent containing pocket or a separate one, as indicated in (let ted lines a: at, Fig. 4. Again, while I have described the use of suitable ingredients for the compound in the chamber 71. of receptacle ll, 1 do not limit myself thereto, as I can use the sulphate of magnesia and lime combined or separately, or I can use the pulverized slag, coke, &c., alone, the chemical action of the same being that when the sulphates come into contact with the ammonia of the solid or liquid secretions they combine and form nonvolatile compounds, the ammonia taking the sulphuric acid from the lime and magnesia to form sulphate of ammonia, which is nonvolatile, and does not, therefore, escape from the receiver.

The slag, coke, coal-dust, or equivalent material have an absorbing and deodorizing property, as they are extremely porous and of themselves form a valuable fertilizer, the value of which for such purpose is materially enhanced when combined with human excrement, as above set forth.

As it is evident that the novel features of the foregoing-described device may be variously constructed and arranged without departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not limit myself to the same as shown and described. Thus, for instance, the casing A may be dispensed with and the top a, with seat-opening a and fixtures thereon, may be used in connection with the casing B only, and, if desired, only one of the receptacles K K need be used, especially when the chamber D is not divided into two compartments by the partition 01;, Fig. 4.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A feculent-matter receiver having perforated deposit'chamber D in combination with a series of reversely-inclined filtering-chambers having perforations at the lower or terminal parts of their inclinations, substantially as set forth.

2. A feculent-matter receiver having deposit-chamber D having a perforated front side, E, a chamber, D in front of chamber D in combination with a series of filteringchambers, substantially as set forth.

3. The receiver B,'having perforated. deposit-chamber D in combination with a series of reversely-inclined filtering-chambers, each having a perforated pocket at their exit or terminal end, and an outlet-chamber below the filteringchambers, substantially as set forth.

4. A feculentmatter receiver having deposit-chamberD provided with a perforated side, E, and a chamber, D in front of side E, in combination with a series of filtering-chambers and an outlet-chamber below said filtering-chambers, substantially as set forth.

5. A feculent-matter receiver having deposit-chamber D in combination with a series of filtering-chambers and precipitant pockets or receptacles located in said filteringchambers, substantially as set forth.

6. A feculent-matter receiver having sep arate deposit-chambers, located one in front of the other, a series of reversely-inclined filtering-chambers located below said depositchambers, and an outlet therefor, substantially as set forth.

'7. In a feculent-matter receiver, the combination of separate chambers D D*, the pock- 'ets G G, filtering-chambers D D, having pockets G G and an outlet for said filteringchambers, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of chambers D D in- IIO tervening partition, E, inclined partitions C, C, and C having pockets G G G G and outlet for the chambers bounded by said partitions C 0 C substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of chambers D D D, reversely-inclined partitions C C C having pockets G G G2 G and chamber D, substantially as set forth.

10. In a feculent-matter receiver, the perforated pockets G G, containing alum, and chambers D D, located one above the other, containing a charge of pulverized coke or equivalent material, and having perforated pockets G2 G substantially as set forth.

11. In combination with perforated chamber D the chambers D D, containing a filtering compound, perforated pockets G G in said chambers D D, a supply of alum in said pockets G G and an outlet-ch amber, D, substantially as set forth.

12. In combination with perforated chamber D the chambers D D, containing a filtering compound, perforated pockets G G in said chambers D D, an outlet-chamber, D, a supply of alum in said pockets G2 G and chamber D, substantially as set forth.

13. In combination with perforated chamber D the reversely-inclined partitions O 0 C having perforated pockets G G G and side flanges, c, substantially as set forth.

14. I11 combination with receiver-casing A, having seat-opening a, lid a and passageway a back of said seat-opening, of receptacle H, having incline h, extending through the passage-way a valve I, pivoted within receptacle H near the bottom of incline h, and having two oppositely-located seating-edges facing and having alternate contact with incline h, and mechanism interposed between seat-lid a and valve I for effecting the alternate contactof the valveseating edges with said incline as the seat is raised and lowered, substantially as set forth.

15. In combination with receiver-casing A,

16. In combination with the receiver A, of

a perforated deposit-chamber, D a separate chamber, D, back of chamber D and having perforated pocket- G, a receptacle, H, located above chamber D, separate receptacles K K, secured to receptacle H and having outletpipes leading into chamber D and a series of filterin g-cha-mbers located below chambers D D", substantially as set forth.

17. In combination with a receiver, A, having seat-lid a a perforated deposit-chamber, D a chamber, D back of chamber D and having perforated outlet-pocket G, one or more separate receptacles, K K, communicating with chamber D and a series of filterin g-chambers below chambers D D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

18. In a receiver, A, having a seat-lid, a the combination of a deposit-chamber, a series of filtering-chambers, a separate chamber back of said deposit-chamber, a supply-receptacle, H, containing an absorbing compound and having charging devices actuated by said seat-lid to eject a charge of said compound into said deposit-chamber, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR D. MCCLELLAN.

\Vitnesses:

S. J. VAN STAvoREN, CHAS. F. VAN HORN. 

